Swiftee

Hi all! As a nursing student, I was wondering how many of you feel that OB nursing is your "calling"? Are there any other areas of nursing you are/were interested in? And what makes this nursing specialty so appealing to you? -swiftee

Betcha I know what your debate topic is. Better you than me! Good luck! :)

I feel like that almost everyday, Alyssa. I feel like I think different, look different, and act different and that nobody can relate to me. I keep thinking things will get better once I start school. I've even tried making friends with people on thi...

I'd love to hear your story, Debbie. :) You can post it or just email it to me someday. My addy is [email protected]. to everyone else- Ha! How funny! The last *real* job I had was working at Target. I quit after 3 weeks because middle manag...

I would think that at 10 weeks, if you had a tubal pregnancy you would be in a helluva lot of pain by now. I seriously don't think you should worry about that. Been reading too many of those darn pregnancy books that tell you every scary thing that c...

I was going to suggest what Shonda did- pad your grades a bit with an easy class. It might cost you a little bit more money, but if you get that "A" it'll be worth it. :) Good luck!

Hi! Welcome to the group. :) -Swiftee

I have cable, a 1.6Ghz Athlon processor, and 256 megs of RAM. I rarely have problems with speed on my computer, but this whole chat thing bites the big one. On the first try, it took 30 seconds to load. That's a loooong time. Once it was loaded I cou...

You've got a little bit of brown on your nose, Mario. j/k Out of curisosity, do you know how many people apply/are accepted to the PCC nursing program and what the criteria are for getting in? Is it first come first serve or based on your GPA or wha...

I agree with much that has been said, and I think that the clerk needs an attitude adjustment. I know this might sound bad, but maybe if she was that immature to not realize that what she was doing was disrespectful, maybe she actually thought it was...

"overbearing", huh? You must not have kids. Ditto for me with Mark and Heather. Good luck! :)

I'm a scrapbooker! I'll be recording every step of the way.

This is one of my biggest fears about school. Historically speaking, I have always done really badly in class when I had teachers that were sarcastic, or ignored my questions, or were just plain mean spirited. And sometimes, I have had teachers that ...

Hey all! I was just curious as to what your families thought about you going to college to become a nurse? My family was pretty quiet about it. I'm not sure they think I can do it, which is a little irritating. My husband is sure I can do it and is s...

Ha! I'm actually writing this stuff down. I had heard that the coloring books help with AP classes. It's so nice to be here where we can all trade tips and stuff.

I agree with you, NJS. Wouldn't it be nice if they could streamline the process a little bit more? An ADN here takes almost the same amount of time as a BSN.

I agree with you, for the most part, Chris, but I wanted to clarify what I meant. "I understand it's a hard field, but I thought college was for LEARNING the material", which I believe qualifies as "training." The dictionary defines the word "train"...

I can't relate, but I sure can image. ((((((((Dianne))))) After I got married, my mom was crying all the time and each time we spoke on the phone, we boo-hooed when we had to say goodbye. We still talk on the phone, and have a great relationship. You...

Congratulations, Freebird!!!! :biggringi Good luck on your path, and hang in there. We're all here for ya.

Oh wow Bean! You're a tough cookie! How freakin annoying. I bet by the time you were done listening to Ms Smith, you could see why Mr. Demento popped her one in the eye in the first place! :roll

Congrats faha! And from one student to another, good luck!

Supporting anyone emotionally, especially during labor, is really hard because people have different personalities. I agree with indynurse on telling the patients what a good job they are doing. I know some people don't like it when someone jokes wit...

UGH! I agree with you Mark. You must have great self control. You should have asked them a question only a L&D/OB nurse would know the answer to and see what they thought then. If L&D/OB wasn't a specialty, we wouldn't have obstetricians or ...

Wow, Tonya! That is cool! How lucky is that? Keep your options open once you graduate, but don't lose that card!

Oh gosh....I HAVE to take at least 2 science classes a semester if I want to get my prereq's done in two years. Otherwise, my 4 year degree will take about 6 or 7 years. I guess maybe I'm being too ambitous. I just feel like the best I will ever be...